Late Show UK

Production of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central has been suspended for unknown reasons.

The Huffington Post reports audience members with tickets for yesterday’s taping were told via email of the cancellation “due to unforeseen circumstances”.

The shows for the remainder of this week (last night and tonight) have been replaced with reruns on Comedy Central. It’s unclear whether the show will return to the air after this week, and exactly why new episodes have been suspended. As soon as any further details are announced we’ll let you know.

Huffington Post – “‘Colbert Report’ Suspends Production For Unknown Reasons”

If you’ve been missing the likes of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and The Tonight Show since they disappeared off our TV screens here in the UK it’s not time to despair just yet as there is a workaround solution that will let you watch them live online legally and for free on their official websites despite them usually being blocked to UK users. Unfortunately, however, this “trick” doesn’t work on the CBS website for the Late Show With David Letterman.

The workaround will only function with Mozilla Firefox so if you don’t currently have it on your computer you can install it now and then install the Modify Headers add-on from the Mozilla website.

Once the Modify Headers add-on has been installed into Firefox it will want to close & re-open your Firefox window so allow it to do so, then click on the orange Firefox menu tab at the top left corner of the window and choose the Web Developer menu followed by Modify Headers. If you don’t have an orange Firefox menu tab click on Tools in the top menu of Firefox instead.

In the window that appears select Add in the first box then enter “X-Forwarded-For” in the second box (without the quotations) and finally enter “12.13.14.15″ in the third box (again, without the quotations). Leave the final box empty and click Add so it gets added to the list.

Once you see it in the list with a green circle next to it this confirms you have entered it successfully.

Make sure the Modify Headers option is switched on – if you have a red face icon with “Stop” written underneath it in the corner of the popup window then it is enabled, and if you have a greyed-out face icon with the word “Start” underneath then it’s disabled & you have to click that to switch it on.

With it enabled close the popup then go to one of the links below to get to the Full Episodes page for your desired show:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

If you find it stops working for some reason please make sure Modify Headers is still switched on whilst you’re on the webpage you’re trying to view the video on as sometimes the websites will try to automatically disable it when you browse to the page.

Craig Ferguson looks set to renew his CBS contract to stay with the network through to 2014 according to The Hollywood Reporter.

They suggest he’s “very likely staying put at CBS” with the Late Late Show and, as part of the deal, the show will “move to a bigger stage at CBS’ TV City” according to their source.

Both the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and the Late Show With David Letterman which precedes it are owned by Letterman’s company Worldwide Pants.

It’s unknown whether Letterman is reaching a new deal for the Late Show yet but our report last month indicates he’s in talks to stay at CBS too.

Documentary-maker Louis Theroux has spoken out against More 4′s treatment of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

Since January 2011 More 4 decided to stop airing the nightly editions of The Daily Show and just broadcast the “best-of” complilation show – known as The Daily Show Global Edition – at 11.05pm every Monday.

Louis Theroux has been speaking to Radio Times calling for the show to be reinstated into More 4′s nightly lineup – “there is no show in the history of television that has been as consistently funny and as incisive, in my opinion, as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”.

He went on to say “in a crazy world it is one of the few shows that keeps me sane, with its puncturing of ludicrous public figures, official doublespeak, hypocrisy; and its commentary on the uniquely weird cultural landscape of 21st century America… I have been an obsessed fan for many years and I sang hosannas of gratitude when More4 began broadcasting the show – which turned to wailing lamentations after it was dumped due to low ratings”.

He also points out it’s a critical year for it to be on the air due to the upcoming Presidential elections this November – “The Daily Show is brilliant always but in an election year, it is something more than brilliant, it is essential… please join me in demanding that More4 reinstates the full four days a week of The Daily Show”.

Radio Times have opened a poll on their website so you can vote as to whether you want The Daily Show to return to More 4 – click here to vote.

Also, please become a member of our petition on Facebook to get The Daily Show back on UK TV on a nightly basis (whether it be on More 4 or on another channel) – www.lateshowuk.com/dailyshowpetition

Despite the show’s name Jimmy Kimmel Live rarely airs live these days. However, there is one exception – the annual Academy Awards special.

The 7th annual “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After The Academy Awards” programme will air on ABC on Sunday 26th February immediately after the 84th Academy Awards hosted by Billy Crystal and the late local news.

Previous “After The Academy Awards” programmes have been packed full of guests and debuts of Jimmy Kimmel Live’s popular comedy pieces such as “I’m F***ing Ben Affleck”.

This year’s special will also see an array of guests including Billy Crystal, Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Don Cheadle.

Coldplay will close the show with a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live’s outdoor stage.

Jimmy Fallon broadcast a live edition of Late Night last night as part of NBC’s Super Bowl evening lineup. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon aired a special Sunday night show live from this year’s Super Bowl host city Indianapolis.

The programme opened with a huge musical number featuring cheerleaders, The Roots and a whole host of wackiness.

Guests on the live show included fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Adam Sandler & Andy Samberg, and members of the New York Giants team – the Super Bowl 2012 champions.

Jimmy’s signature impressions also made an appearance, including parodies of the Real Housewives programme.

Watch clips of some of the best bits from the live show below:

Jay Leno appeared in a couple of Super Bowl commercials last night.

He appeared alongside Halftime Show performer Madonna in one of the ads to promote The Tonight Show With Jay Leno:

Leno also had a brief appearance in the commercial for the Acura NSX car with Jerry Seinfeld – watch the extended version below:

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon will air an all-live broadcast tonight as part of NBC’s heavyweight Super Bowl night. The live show will air shortly after midnight on NBC.

The Super Bowl live special will feature guests Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Flo Rida.

Jimmy Fallon recently revealed on the Today Show that he will be impersonating Taylor Swift in the live show, and will take part in a parody of The Voice (NBC’s hit music talent show which will air before Late Night after the Super Bowl coverage ends tonight).